Category archives: Life

We can honor Clinton’s message and change the landscape for female leaders.

In this post-election climate, listen to criticism and don’t be afraid to critique others, as well as yourself.

And now more than ever is the time to support each other

I envy how wonderful it must be to have so much privilege that the results of this election truly don’t feel like they affect you.

What seems like a label for men on gay datings apps reinforces societal misogyny

How Obama has inspired me as a young black man and an aspiring politician

My nostrils burn as the smoke of cigarettes, joints, and burning American flags surround me at the protest. They create a cloud of confusion, anger, and fear — the same feelings with which I woke up the morning after the election, in addition to uncertainty and sadness. As a political writer, I had prepped a… Read more »

Diary of a Professional Teen is a weekly column of #deep thoughts by twentysomething teenager and youth expert Taylor Trudon. Every Thursday, she’ll talk about her feelings in relation to what it’s like to be a Young Person in 2016. It was easier than usual to get out of bed on Tuesday morning. Normally I… Read more »

This is the paradox of our generation: We’re more progressive in our purported political views than in our day-to-day social behavior

My vote is not dependent on being a member of a minority group.